Recent articles on POOLCENTER.com - Pool Blogblog.poolcenter.comen-usCopyright 2010 POOLCENTER.com - Pool Blog3/31/2015 3:46:53 PM25What NOT to do with Ice on the Pool Cover!http://blog.poolcenter.com/article.aspx?articleid=5988<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><img width="40" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="44" align="left" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/books/a-plus/Snowflake_300h.jpg" alt="" /></span><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span>If you have a mesh cover, solid cover or any other cover, and if the water on top has frozen, the only thing to do is wait until a thaw.</span>&nbsp; If you try to remove ice from your cover, you will damage the pool cover. Just a small&nbsp;sliver of ice can damage your pool cover - ruining it or causing an expensive repair job. So, if there is ice on the cover, just wait it out, Let it thaw, and then pump off the water.</span></p>March 2009 (7)11/27/2013 1:31:34 PMSwimming Pool Safety Checklisthttp://blog.poolcenter.com/article.aspx?articleid=5990<div style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="line-height: 115%"><img alt="" align="left" width="40" height="40" src="http://blog.poolcenter.com/designdocuments/32658591.gif" />Spring 2009 is here!&nbsp;Birds are chirping, flowers are blooming, and those of you in warmer climates are starting to think about that swimming pool! Before you take that&nbsp; first swim, give your pool an overall safety assessment.&nbsp;Do it Now, before the accident happens!</span></span></span></div>March 2009 (7)11/6/2013 4:17:55 PMTop 5 Pool Pump Problemshttp://blog.poolcenter.com/article.aspx?articleid=5991<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black"><img hspace="10" alt="" align="left" width="44" height="44" src="http://blog.poolcenter.com/designdocuments/jacuzzi_magnum.jpg" /></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black">The pump is one of the most important parts of your pool's plumbing system. It is responsible for creating pressure in your pool, which forces the water to flow through the filter. Think of it as the heart of your swimming pool and without a filter pump your pool will rapidly be nothing but a pond of scum.</span>&nbsp;</span></span></div>March 2009 (7)11/6/2013 4:17:02 PMPool Safety and the Pool Ownerhttp://blog.poolcenter.com/article.aspx?articleid=5994<p><span style="font-size: 10pt"><font face="Calibri"><img hspace="10" align="left" width="55" height="37" alt="" src="http://blog.poolcenter.com/designdocuments/3ring_inflatable_pool3.jpg" />As a father of an active toddler, swimming pool safety is always on my mind these days. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (</font></span><span style="font-size: 10pt"><a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/"><font face="Calibri">www.cpsc.gov</font></a><span><span style="color: black"><font face="Calibri"> ) did a study on drowning in the USA .The results revealed that 75% of submersion victims were 1-3 years old, 65% of whom were boys.</font></span></span></span></p>March 2009 (7)11/6/2013 4:16:09 PMAbove Ground Pool Safetyhttp://blog.poolcenter.com/article.aspx?articleid=5992<p><img hspace="10" alt="above ground pool fence" vspace="10" align="left" width="40" height="32" src="http://blog.poolcenter.com/designdocuments/alarms2.jpg" /><span style="font-size: 10pt">We spend a lot of time talking about </span><a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/chdrown.html"><span style="font-size: 10pt">pool safety</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt"> around here at POOLCENTER.com ~ and this article deals with safety measures for small and large above ground pools. Pools that may be only 24&quot; deep - could this be dangerous?&nbsp;More and more localities and states think so. New </span><a href="http://www.dos.state.ny.us/code/pools.htm"><span style="font-size: 10pt">legislation</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt">, most recently&nbsp;passed in&nbsp;New York state, requires that any body of water with a depth of 24&quot; or more to have a </span><a href="http://www.poolcenter.com/images/alarm_POOL_PATROL__small.jpg"><span style="font-size: 10pt">pool alarm</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt">.</span></p>March 2009 (7)11/6/2013 4:15:27 PMSwimming Pool Landscaping - Above Ground or In Groundhttp://blog.poolcenter.com/article.aspx?articleid=5995<p><img hspace="10" align="left" width="55" height="24" alt="" src="getdocument.aspx?filename=pool-landscaping-ideas.jpg" />Installing your own plants, shrubs and trees around the pool is no small task, but it can be fun! Providing shade and cooler breezes is the calling card of swimming pool landscaping. Your pool can be more attractive, more enjoyable and even safer, by limiting pool access to areas that are highly visible. Your local nursery can provide you with expert advice on the types of plants and trees that grow especially well in your climactic region. We hope you consult them, and enjoy your pool even more this year!</p>March 2009 (7)11/6/2013 4:14:53 PMTop 5 Pool Filter Problemshttp://blog.poolcenter.com/article.aspx?articleid=5993<p><span style="font-size: 10pt"><img width="40" vspace="10" hspace="10" height="40" align="left" src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:0akYm3ejfb3CLM:http://www.aqua-man.com/images/row_num/12003.jpg" alt="drain plug" />Just when you have your pump all straightened out, along come some real nasty pool filter problems. No matter what type of pool filter you have -Sand, Diatomaceous Earth (D.E.) or Cartridge, you will need to do some sort of maintenance or repair to keep your pool filter operating in top condition.</span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>March 2009 (7)10/31/2012 1:44:45 PMWaterskidding - New Olympic Sport?http://blog.poolcenter.com/article.aspx?articleid=5989<p>I doubt this is a new Olympic Sport! But you know the Japanese can make a fun sport out of nearly anything. Once again that characteristically Japanese sense of humor gives us an opportunity to glimpse some interesting physics in an entertaining venue. Of course we aren't too surprised to see a water skier plane over the water, or to see a rock skipping esthetically across a placid pond. However, a water slide entry propelling someone into an &quot;unaided&quot; skid across a swimming pool seems a more rare and special event -- even though the physical principles are the same.</p>March 2009 (7)3/13/2009 11:21:55 AM